Five (5) Tips to Help College Students Navigate the Extended Holiday Break
You just completed your college semester. Final exams were tough but you survived and excelled in many of your classes. You arrive home excited about your extended break, exhausted, with dirty laundry in tow. But wait, things have changed! Your sibling has moved into your room and taken over your … [Read more...]

5 Tips to Help You Get on Track
It is time to grade your journey as a college freshman or sophomore. You are half way through the semester and at a crucial decision point in your college career. When you look back at this time, will you see success, or remember you spent time on a college campus, had an awesome time -- but failed out?
This is a very vulnerable time for any … [Read more...]

The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Services at Central Michigan University was originally known as the Office of Gay and Lesbian Programs. The Office was established in the early to mid-1990's by then Provost, Dr. Robert Franke. The first director of the Office, Dr. Michael Stemmeler, served as a .08 FTE term for 10 months with no … [Read more...]

5 Ways First-Year Students Can Avoid A Roommate Crisis
Jacquelyn is a first generation college student from a low-income family. She worked hard to complete high school, compete for scholarships, and select the college of her dreams. She arrived on campus and moved into her residence hall room with a friend from home and two other girls. All were from … [Read more...]

National Coming Out Day is an event celebrated annually on October 11th across the United States in honor of the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Coming Out Day began in 1988 with Robert Eichberg, founder of the personal growth workshop The Experience, and Jean O’Leary, openly gay political leader and one-time head of the … [Read more...]

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